Science & Tech
Russia Says It Will Field a Robot Tank that Outperforms Humans
A colonel who runs a research directorate says the Nehreta did well in recent exercises at proving grounds outside Moscow.
Defense Systems
New Army commercial cloud deal offers smartphone chat, video & voice
An AT&T Unified Capabilities deal will expedite cloud-based voice, video, chat and data services.
Ideas
Here’s How the US Army Should Arm Itself for New Threats
Stop hoping for a funding bump and start making existing weapons work better together.
Policy
Saudi Arabia’s New Strongman Wants the Kingdom to Become a Middle East Arms Powerhouse
The crown prince’s surprise arrests of rivals puts him in position to execute a sweeping diversification of the country’s economy.
Ideas
Pentagon: We Want You — to Get Us Into The Cloud Much Faster
We need the private sector's help to vault DOD into the world of elastic computing and machine learning.
Ideas
It Took Comfort 39 Days to Get Pierside in Puerto Rico. That's a National-Security Problem.
The hospital ship's poor utilization suggests that the US military's biomedical support doctrine needs shoring up.
Defense Systems
Army produces new lightweight tactical vest
The next generation tactical vest is lightweight and scalable, and may be deployed as early as next year.
Threats
Saudi Arabia's Very Public, Very Risky Palace Intrigue
The arrest of 11 senior figures, including one of the world’s richest men, is a sign of the crown prince’s consolidation of power.
Threats
3 Cities Making Downtowns Safe from Vehicle Attacks
After the truck attack in Manhattan, there’s no excuse for a limited imagination when it comes to safer streets.
Policy
15 Things We Learned from the Internet Giants
The key takeaways from three days of testimony about Russia’s electoral mischief during the 2016 election.
Defense Systems
BAE offers new high-speed, resilient space computer
A new BAE space computer is designed to improve space missions, such as surveillance, tracking and planetary exploration.
Defense Systems
DOD Maven AI project develops first algorithms, starts testing
Project Maven has now four algorithms ready for testing.
Defense Systems
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile receive $200 million to support military services
The new DOD communications tech deal will support WIN-T and other services’ networks.
Threats
US Army, Navy Cyber Commands Ready Far Ahead of Schedule
The components bring more than half of the 6,200 cyber troops that will make up a fully operational U.S. Cyber Command next year.
Ideas
Give ISIS Fighters Due Process
'Even in victory and when stung by injury,' we must hold to the law — lest we grant extremists a victory of their own.
Ideas